Since its creation, the British monarchy has experienced numerous scandals of all kinds. The current holder of the throne, King Charles III, was not spared when he was still a prince. In recent years, Prince Andrew's involvement in matters linked to Jeffrey Epstein has deeply tarnished the image of the English crown.
As the year 2024 is about to end, a new scandal has recently come to light. This is the famous British tabloid The Sun who brought this matter to light. In fact, around 50 members of staff working at Buckingham Palace, which is the official residence of King Charles III, met in a London bar on Tuesday December 10, 2024.
Charles III: several members of his staff involved in a “brawl”
© © Paul Grover / Pool / Bestimage King Charles III of England visiting the Apple Store HQ at Battersea Power Station in London. December 12, 2024.
They had all gone there that evening in order to continue an evening that had started earlier with a reception in the royal household. Unfortunately, the rest of this evening would have turned into “chaos“. In particular because of an excessive quantity of alcohol consumed by certain members of the staff in the service of King Charles III. A “fight” allegedly broke out in the bar.
The Sun also specifies that a 24-year-old chambermaid was “out of control“during this famous evening. Buckingham Palace announced on Friday December 13, 2024 that it was going to investigate several members of its staff involved in this famous fight. For their part, the London police confirmed having intervened in the bar in question the evening of the incident.
Buckingham Palace has announced that it will take “appropriate action” following this matter
The 24-year-old maid was also arrested by the authorities. Before being released the next day. For its part, Buckingham Palace indicated in the columns of AFP that it was “aware of an incident that occurred outside the workplace. Involving a certain number of employees of the house“.
“The facts will be the subject of a thorough investigation. A rigorous disciplinary process will apply to staff members and appropriate measures will be taken“, also underlined a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace. However, he did not specify what these famous “appropriate measures“.
